What's the difference between name="${name:-Henry}" and name="Henry" in bash?
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1If the variable is not set, use the default (`"Henry"` in this case) – Explosion Pills Aug 28 '18 at 18:17
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1Read: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Shell-Parameter-Expansion.html – iamauser Aug 28 '18 at 18:19
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Thanks and sorry for asking the question without proper research – ejohnson Aug 28 '18 at 18:28